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From: John McWilliams on 4 Feb 2010 11:05 Steve Carlson wrote: > On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 22:52:34 -0800, C J Campbell > <christophercampbellremovethis(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> I do have a few ideas on how I would improve it, such as making the >> lens ring behave in a consistent manner in all different picture-taking >> modes, but hey, how many of these pocket cameras even have a lens ring? > > It will be interesting to see how this one pans out in tests. > > http://www.dpreview.com/news/1002/10020206fujifinepixhs10series.asp > > Like one of my favorite super-zoom P&S cameras from the past, this one too > has both manual zoom and focus rings in a closed lens system for protection > from dust no matter how harsh the environment. My earlier Sony camera with > a similar lens design has been through many years of prairie dust-storms > and deserts, the sensor still clean as new. > > Past P&S cameras from this company had noise-free ISO1600 due to their > previous sensor designs. Those particular models are even difficult to find > being sold as used today because they are so worth having. Nobody wants to > give them up. No camera from any company has noise free ISO 1600. Not then, not now. -- john mcwilliams |